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Hello, I was divorced in Texas about two years ago. My divorce was uncontested and I was given "exclusive right to designate primary residence" of my four children. My ex-wife and I both lived in Texas at the time. At the time of my divorce it was understood that I have physical custody of my kids with a generic parenting plan. About 3 months later my ex-wife moved to Michigan. About 6 months after that around Christmas time, I was told that I could possibly be deployed within 96 hours. So I made the hard decision to move my 4 children to Michigan as a precaution. We didn't end up deploying for almost a year. On top of all this I found out that I will be leaving the deployment early and then returning to complete another 9 months overseas (ending in July of 2024). I retire from the military in July of 2025.
The change in custody was done "under the table" with only a few emails and text messages confirming that I would pay a fixed amount of Child support.
My question is, how do I make everything "legal" and what is the feasibility of getting custody of my kids when I am out of the military?
Things that are on my mind are: jurisdiction-did it automatically transfer to michigan? do i need to petition the court in Texas to transfer jurisdiction? Will Michigan change the "under the table" agreement if jurisdiction has been changed.
Thanks!
The change in custody was done "under the table" with only a few emails and text messages confirming that I would pay a fixed amount of Child support.
My question is, how do I make everything "legal" and what is the feasibility of getting custody of my kids when I am out of the military?
Things that are on my mind are: jurisdiction-did it automatically transfer to michigan? do i need to petition the court in Texas to transfer jurisdiction? Will Michigan change the "under the table" agreement if jurisdiction has been changed.
Thanks!
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